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Having been working on the sketchbook for a little while (see earlier posts), I have finally made some progress with the illustration style I have been experimenting with. Drawing on influences from artists such as Frank Miller, Chris Ofili and Haluk Akakce, I have experimented with layering, shading and decoration.I now have to start applying this to a few more subjects and see how the style

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I had never really considered a future in art or design throughout most of my school life and if I'm honest, I saw it as another subject I HAD to do. However, this all changed as soon as I was introduced to the works of Chris Ofili, when my teacher noticed my penchant for bright colours, psychadelic patterns, the human form and collage.Ofili had just won the 1998 Turner Prize for his best-known

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I've been working with a few different images and think I have found one that gives me the most to build on. I'm thinking of introducing some Ofili-style background patterns into the mix and seeing where it takes me.I'll also be looking to re-draw the image over the next week or so using a new WACOM pad.I think the subtle, yet dramatic use of colour is working really well here, and would like to

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There hasn't been much in the way of free time recently, so when I found myself with an hour to waste, I got around to doing something I have been meaning to do for a while now.Having been to a couple of truly inspiring galleries recently (more of that later), I have been itching to get the sketchbook, pencils, paints and canvas out at some point. I have also been fascinated by the work Frank

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It's been a while (too long) since my last blog, but there has been a lot going on at Blonde (more of that soon).Here is one of the reasons why... the new Guilty Pleasures site!Playing on the 'naughty but nice' theme, the site has a peep hole style that really adds to the sultry element of the brand.It's been great fun working closely with Geoff, developing a brand that we can both be proud of,

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Some great examples of sporting posters from over the pond.

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Follow this link because everyone loves Swiss poster design!

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You can see the latest projects uploaded to the Blonde portfolio at Behance. Enjoy!

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As revealed last month, Blonde is producing the branding for cake artist Geoff Lealan and his company, Guilty Pleasures.Whilst the finer details of the identity are ironed out, feast your eyes on the preview above and let me know your thoughts.

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OK, so the full-blown, bells and whistles website is still under development, but you can catch the Blonde portfolio here at Behance.Here you can see some of the work that I have been working on in the last year or so, comment and even make suggestions if you think it could do with a little something extra!Enjoy!Blonde

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Following his public apology yesterday, the Tiger Woods brand began it's first, tentative steps back to recovery.While most of the media ridiculed Tiger for the rather dramatic and sensational way in which he began his first steps back to recovery, focussing on his robotic manner, or the fact that he seemed to be wearing the blazer of a much bigger man, or even that most sentences began or ended

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Blonde has been asked to create the full brand for cake artist and friend of Blonde, Geoff Lealan.Hopefully, the brand will do justice to the amazing talent and skill Geoff puts into his business.Keep your eyes on the Blonde blog to see the development, but in the meantime feast your eyes on these sweet treats, and if you have any occassion you want to celebrate, get in touch with Geoff.

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Twitter is genius isn't it?If used properly you can find some pretty amazing inspiration in the most unlikely of places.An example of this occurred last week when following TV presenter Jonathon Ross, who posted a link to the website of comic artist Jim Steranko.Like most children (especially those that have found themselves in the creative arena as adults), I had an obsession with comic book art

Blondenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965949844112709982.post-23849685961893970702010-02-04T05:16:00.000-08:002010-02-04T05:22:29.698-08:00

There will be a Blonde portfolio site, and it will be coming soon!At the moment I am working hard to build the site from scratch and teach myself the basics of Java and PHP. I am using the site as a personal project to enhance my very basic web building skills, so like every project, there are twists and turns and amendments at every corner.Hopefully it will be worth the wait!

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Ok, so I have been busy for the last few months working on my portfolio site and generating content for it.Here is a sneak peek at one of the pieces entitled Katie.The visual was an initial concept for the LP for the Pistol Gang and the Preacher and was inspired by the legendary Robert Brownjohn.This particular piece was an experimental screenprint on gold mirror board.

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This article was tweeted at me this morning, and it got me thinking... is everything better in LEGO?I have attached six comparisons that immediately came to mind...As the author's girlfriend quite rightly pointed out, the only thing not better in Lego are ladies.Do we agree? Has Blonde missed anything? Let me know...

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Since the start of the year, I have run 125.11 miles over 17:18:27 hrs, burning 15330 calories.I have managed to set a new farthest distance (16miles), and a new personal best for the 10k.The trainers I bought in early December are on their way out and I am having to rapidly make friends with the new Asics 2140's I managed to get in the sales.I have had to spend over £100 on physio fees to learn

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Tiger Wood's brand is huge.Arguably the greatest sports person of all time and the world's first billionaire athlete, it is his huge levels of professionalism and dedication to his sport that have (up until recently) made Eldrick "Tiger" Woods a first class role model to adults and children alike.His superhuman self-control and discipline leading to the highest of his sporting achievements have

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Whilst looking for a suitable replacement for the ever reliable Apex font, I was pointed in the direction of the elegant and contemporary Zag by Fontfabric..."Zag is a geometric sans serif inspired by the new contemporary stuff and that bring us unusual ornamental feeling. Compressed capitals, a high x-height and geometric construction give this art deco inspired sans a unique look that looks to

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I was asked recently to comment on a logo - any logo that best suited the personality of it's organisation. A logo that really hit the mark and encapsulated the essence of it's brand. Of course, there were so many to choose from. A colleague suggested the FedEx logo designed by Lindon Leader at Landor in 1994, with it's clever formation of an arrow between the E and the X. Or of course there is

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